Annual Meeting on Tuesday 10/17, 7pm @ ConTav

 

Dear Fellow Republican Club Members,

The Lower Makefield Township/ Yardley Republican Club Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, on the second floor of the Continental Tavern located at the intersection of Main Street and Afton Avenue at 7:00 PM.

At the meeting, we will be electing new Club officers to fill open positions.  Two of the current Club Board members have indicated that they will stand for reelection or another position. While a third current Club Board member has indicated that he would volunteer to be the Club’s Webmaster (a non-elected Club position).

We are, therefore, contacting the active members of the Republican Club to step forward and volunteer to serve on the Lower Makefield Township/ Yardley Republican Club Board of Directors.

You should note in the two appended sections of the Club Bylaws that the Club Board of Directors has an oversight Executive Board whose membership is defined by previous or present positions held within the Republican Club or the Lower Makefield/ Yardley Republican Committee.

The Club is privileged to have 3 elected Executive Committee members of Republican Committee as members of the Republican Club: Bill Clark, Jeffery Gale-Hall and Clark Martin.  All these Executives provide feedback from Committee meetings such that the Club and Committee portrait the same Republican values for which we stand.

The table below indicates which of the 6 named officer position need to be filled:

Position	Proposed Candidates	Term Defined in Bylaws*
Chairperson	OPEN	2 years
First Vice-Chairperson	OPEN	1 year
Second Vice Chairperson	OPEN	2 years
Treasurer	Rich Radabaugh	1 year
Recording Secretary	OPEN	1 year
Communications Secretary	Matt Wood	2 years

·       At the 2021 Annual Meeting, after the closure of the pandemic, all 6 listed officers were elected to relieve those who volunteered to keep the Club meeting its Board of Elections mandates.

If you are willing to step forward, please contact one the current Club officers or Executive Board Members highlighted below.

 

 

 

 

The table that follows contains the names and position of the current members of the Executive Board of the Club per Article VI Section 2.

Position	Incumbent Office Holders	Other Executive Functions	Date Elected into Office
Officers of the Club
Chair	Rich Radabaugh		2021 Annual Meeting
First Vice-Chair	Jim Klaus		2021 Annual Meeting
Second Vice Chair	Sally Haulman		2021 Annual Meeting
Treasurer	Linda Radabaugh		2021 Annual Meeting
Recording Secretary	Bob White		2021 Annual Meeting
Communications Secretary	Matthew Wood
Additional Members
Immediate Past Chair	Clark Martin	LMT/ Y Executive Committee Member
Parliamentarian	Alex Godun
Membership Committee Chair	Janet Smith
Club Member	Rita Clark	South 3 Committee Woman
Club Member	Bill Clark	LMT/ Y Executive Committee Member
Club Member	Jeffery Gale-Hall	LMT/ Y Executive Committee Member

 

Additionally, will we take nominations from the floor at the meeting.

Thank you for your continued support,

Rich Radabaugh

Chair

 

 

A copy of the two Bylaws highlighted below will be included in the copy mailed to your home.

 

ARTIICLE VI – EXECUTIVE BOARD**

 

Section 1.           The officers of the organization shall be a Chair, a First Vice-Chair, a Second Vice-Chair, a Recording Secretary, a Treasurer, and such other elected officers as may be needed from time to time as determined by a majority of the Executive Board.

 

 

 

Section 2.           Membership of the Executive Board

The Executive Board shall consist of the Officers of the Club, (see Section 1 above), the Chairs of Standing Committees, the Immediate Past Chair, Parliamentarian, and an Executive Committee person.

Section 3.           Duties of Officers

(A list of duties that each Club Officer is expected to perform.)

 

ARTICLE VII – ELECTION OF OFFICERS

 

Section 1.           Term

The officers See Article VI, Section 2) shall be elected at the Annual Meeting for a term of two (2) years. The Chair may serve no more than one (1) term. No other officer shall hold the same office for more that two (2) consecutive terms.

Section 2.           Alternate Elections Years

The offices of Chair, Second Vice, and Communications Secretary shall be filled during odd numbered years. The office of First Vice-Chair, Recording Secretary and Treasurer shall be filled during even numbered years.

              Section 3.           Interrupted Terms of Office

When an elected Officer is unable to complete a term, the Chair shall, with the consent of the Executive Board, appoint a replacement.  This person shall complete the unexpired term and shall be eligible for subsequent election to a full term to that office or any other office on the Executive Board.